The crowds are gathering at McAlister Park for the big Treasure Hunt and War Games Contest sponsored by the Electric Palace and Odyssey 105 FM. Bryan Dern is excitedly reporting on the competition as teams of two players’ race all over town to find the secret treasure. It seems as if everyone in town is participating, except for Whit and Tom. They want nothing to do with one of Bart Rathbone’s schemes. At Tom’s barn, while listening to Dern on the radio, they also hear that the infamous Hank Murray, who tried to rob Connie and Eugene at Whit’s End, (see #169: “Hold Up!”), has escaped from Campbell County Jail. Whit wonders if Murray would be so bold as to come back to Odyssey. Sure enough, he does return. Murray shows up at the barn and takes Tom and Whit hostage!Meanwhile, the unlikely team of Isaac Morton and Eugene are doing well in the contest. But things get complicated when Isaac and Eugene disagree over a set of clues. Isaac ends up at Tom’s barn, where he is also promptly taken hostage by Hank Murray. This leaves Eugene as their only hope for rescue!Things look dim, until Eugene bursts into the barn just as Hank Murray is about to escape on one of Tom’s horses. Eugene stops Hank by blowing a special whistle, spooking Rachel! Murray is thrown from the horse, and Eugene disarms him. Eugene has saved the day, and everyone learns a lesson about God’s protection.

The GRC RULES!Formally known as Alex JeffersonOn the SS, Proud member of the KRE.